Casing for harmonicas.



No. 666,686. Patonted lani 29, |90L P. ORLANDO.

CASlNG FOR HARIONICAS.

(Appliclfion filed Nov. 27, 1900.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PIETRO ORLANDO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CASING FOR HARMONICAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 666,686, dated January29, 1901.

` Application filed November 27, 1900. Serial No. 37,884. (No model.)

T0 al?, whmw it Htay concern:

Be itknown that I, PIETRO ORLANDO, a subject of the King of Italy, and aresident of New York, in the countyof New York and State of New York,have made and invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Casings forHarmonicas, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cases for harmouicas, wherebythe sound from the same is directed through a funnel for controlling thesound and effect thereof, one object of the invention being to provide adevice of this character whereby the instruinent may be more easily andreadily inserted and withdrawn from the case than is possible with thosedevices now in use.

A further object of inyinvention is to provide an article of this kindor character which shall be simple in construction and cheap tomanufacture, and with these and other ends in View the inventionconsists in certain novel features of construction and combinations ofparts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan View of my improvedcase. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1, the movable inclosing ends being shown in their open adjustmentin dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional detached view of one of the inclosingends. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a harmonica inclosed within anadditional casing, and Fig. 6 an end View thereof.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a harmonica of any suitable sizeor pattern, and B a part of the casing made in somewhat tubular form andbent as shown in section in Fig. 3 that is, the top plate a is bent toform an inwardly-extending fiange b, leaving a groove b', in which fitthe rods c, secured to the end caps D. The casing B is provided with theconverging sides e, the extreme lower edges of the sides f being roundedor curled to lendthereto a finished appearance. Be-

.tween these sides e fits the upper portion of the harmonica A, and overthe ends of the same fit the caps D D, said caps also extending over theends of the casing B, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. By reason of therods or wires c fitting in the groove b' in the casing these caps D maybe pulled outwardly, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, to allow of theinsertion of the harmonica between the sides e of the casing B. Afterthe harinonica is thus placed in position the caps D are pushed inwardlyuntil they overlap the upper side or plate of the casing Band the lowerside of the harmonica, as indicated in Fig. 2, said harmonica being thusinclosed 'within the casing. In order to hold the harmonica in positionand prevent any shaking or moveinent thereof, I secure to one or more ofthe rods c the springs d, the tendency ot' which is to bear upon theupper side of the harmonica and hold the same tightly in the caps D, asillustrated in Fig. 2.

In the casingB is formed an opening leading into the chamber F, formedof the sides g, converging toward their upper end, and to which upperend is secured the funnelH, opening into said chamber F. It will thus beunderstood that When the parts are in their proper position the soundfrom the harmonica will pass into the chamber F and out through thefunnel H. To withdraw the harmonica from the casing, it is simplynecessary to slide outwardly the caps D, as indicated in dotted lines inFig. 2, whereupon the harmonica A may be withdrawn from the convergingsides c of the casing B. To insert the harmonica, it is simply necessaryto force the upper side thereof between the converging sides e and thento push inwardly the caps D until they overlap the casing B and ends ofthe harinonica, as before described.

If desired, a second casing I may be utilized for inclosing the sides ofthe harmonica, said second casing consisting of the sides 7?,, the upperside of said case being open for insertion of the harinonica and thelower side provided with a slot 't' for exposing the openings in theharmonica. After the harmonica has been slipped in between the sides hof the casing I said casing, with its inclosed harmonica, is theninserted into the casing B, as before described, or, if desired, it willbe understood without further illustration that one edge of the casing Imay he hinged to the upper casing B instead of being entirely separatetherefroni. It will also be understood IOO may be passed around the endsand sides of the harmonica in order that the latter may be caused to fittightly Within the casing and prevent any escape of the air around saidsides and ends.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The casing of a harmonica, consisting of an upper casing B providedwith a groove in its top side and formed with the chamber F and funnelH, of caps D having rods c secured thereto and adapted to slide in saidgroove formed in said casing, whereby said caps may be pulled outwardlyand the hai-monica inserted or Withd rawn from said casing,substantially as described.

2. In acasingof the characterdescribed, the combination with the uppercasing B formed with a groove in its upper side, and with convergingsides adapted to grasp the upper portion of a harmonica, and with achamber F and tunnel H, of caps D adapted to fit over the ends of saidupper casing and over the ends of tho inclosed harmonica, and providedwith rods C adapted to slide in said groove in said casing, and springslocated in the upper portion of said casing for holding the harmonicadown tightly on said caps D, su bstantially as described.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 22c1 day of November, A. D. 1900.

PIETRO ORLANDO.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM P. GOEBEL, M. VAN NORTWICK.

